11/07/1951

Parents: Zygmunt (born 25/11/1925, died 14/10/1998) and Wanda Barbara née Jankowska (born 27/05/1924, died 3/12/1996).

Krzysztof Jung had an older brother who died of leukaemia when a child.

His parents worked as accountants; his father was an expert in high repute, active in the Association of Polish Accountants.

The family lived in Mickiewicza St, in Żoliborz district, in Warsaw.

ca 1960

His parents divorced. His father married Katarzyna Adamczyk and lived with her in Ochota district in Warsaw. Soon Wanda Jung (called Łyłka) and her son moved into this district and lived in the neighbourhood.

1958-1965

He went to the following schools:

1958/59-1959/1960 grade I-II: Primary School No 1 in Żoliborz, In Warsaw.

1960/1961 grade III: Primary School No 34 in Łódź. He lived with his grandparents on the mother’s side.

1961/1962-1963/64 grade IV-VI: back in the Primary School No 1 in Żoliborz in Warsaw.

1964/65 grade VII: Primary School No 57 in Mokotów, in Warsaw. He lived in the dormitory of the Secondary School at 59 Wiśniowa St.

Sources: school certificates from 1958/59-1963/64 [no certificate confirming the completion of grade VII]; religion-course certificate issued by the parish of St Peter and St. Paul in Łódź; health certificate on completion the primary school, dated 5/06/1965. KJ’s archives.

1965-1966

In the school-year 1965/66 he enrolled in the school for electronic technicians in Gen. Zajączka St, in Warsaw. In late autumn he had a serious accident and was incapacitated for some months. He injured his right hip and leg and had to undergo treatment for the physically disabled. After the accident he moved to his father’s.

Sources: c.v. attached to the application for entering the Academy of Fine Arts, dated 27/05/1971, Archives of the Academy of Fine Arts; reported by K. Jung, S. Gajuś, D. Krawczyk-Janisch.

1966-1971

He completed a five-year course of studies in Ludwik Krzywicki Economic College No 3 in 36/42 Chłodna St in Warsaw, where he passed his graduation exam on 26/05/1971 and received the title of technician-economist in the field of commerce.

From the start he became friends with Sławomir Gajuś, his ‘pal from the school-bench’, who shared his art interests. He made drawings, small sculptures, carved chess pieces in chalk. In the testimonial attached to his application for entering the Academy of Fine Arts it was written, He attended the classes in the history of art organised by Warsaw Public University and participated in the activities held by the arts centre [in Nowolipki St - reported by S. Gajuś]. He actively participated in the school-life, helped to decorate the classroom and the school-building [...].

At home he was able to develop his interests in culture thanks to his stepmother (at that time a chief accountant in the Ministry of Culture and Art) who went with him to the openings of art exhibitions and first nights in the theatre, organised trips to visit historical monuments, suggested books to read, etc.

Together with his parents* and Sławomir Gajuś he travelled by car Trabant following the route: Czechoslovakia - Budapest - Lake Balaton - Belgrade - Plitvicke Jezera - Mostar - Split - and other towns on the Adriatic coast. They camped by the sea for some time. Krzyś was an excellent swimmer, he dived and collected animal specimens, S. Gajuś remembers.

*From now on the word ‘parents’ implies Katarzyna and Zygmunt Jung.

Summer 1971

He spent his holidays with Sławomir Gajuś in the village Odoje, in the province of Lublin. They carved figures in wood.

Source: reported by S. Gajuś.

1971-1976

He studied in the Department of Interior Design (from the academic year 1972/73 named the Department of Plastic Design) in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

Source: K. Jung’s file in the student records in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

See also: 9/06/1976.

Krasimira Cwetkowa Dimczewska - a Bulgarian, born on 17/10/1952 in Sofia - was a student in the same year and the same studio. Before coming to Poland she studied for a year in the Department of Applied Art, in Nicolai Pavlovich Higher Institute of Plastic Arts in Sofia. She held a scholarship from the Bulgarian government.

Krasimira Dimczewska was Krzysztof Jung’s friend and muse in the student days. They had common art interests and spent time together. An inseparable trio: Krzyś, Krasi and Kristina [Krasimira’s friend, also a Bulgarian] - this is how I remember them from those times, Barbara Turkiewicz-Gutt recalls. Krzysztof and Krasimira were close friends until they graduated from the Academy.

Krasimira went back to Bulgaria after she received her degree (otherwise her parents would have to pay back the scholarship). She got married there. She visited Poland at the turn of 1978 and 1979 and they made together a performance „Cocooning” presented in Repassage Gallery. Then their friendship faded.

Source: K. Dimczewska’s file in the student records in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

See also: 9/06/1976, 31/12/1978, 17/01/1979.

1973

His parents bought a plot with a summer house near Góra Kalwaria. The place was known since then as ‘Jungówka’. Krzysztof used to go there until the end of his life.

Source: reported by K. Jung.

16/06-21/07/1974

Together with Krasimira Dimczewska he made a journey by train via Czechoslovakia, Hungary (they visited Budapest in 22-25/06) and Romania to Bulgaria (they reached Burgas on 3/07). Krzysztof (alone) went back to Poland, travelling via Romania and the USSR (in 19-21/07).

Sources: a letter of thanks from the organisers in the form of a catalogue with a list of works, dated 6/12/1974, typescript, KJ’s archives.

04/1975

He stayed in Zakopane where he met Wojciech Karpiński.

Source: WK’s annals.

Spring 1975

The first contacts with Repassage Gallery, situated in 24 Krakowskie Przedmieście, run at that time by Elżbieta and Emil Cieślar (Krzysztof took a course in sculpture under Emil Cieślar when he studied in the Academy).

I remember two works which I saw in Repassage Gallery in my student days. One was Kalina’s, the hospital ["Round", 4-18/04/1975], the other Grześ’s photographs, the naked men on the chairs, covering the whole wall... and this chair ["Chair - Tableau", 3-14/06/1975].

‘Repassage people’ talk, 4/10/1990, typescript, Repassage Archives.

Summer 1975

The first journey to Sweden. He went from Sweden to Amsterdam in mid-August - on a pilgrimage to Malevich’s "A Black Square on a White Ground" (reported by G. Kowalski). By the end of August he was already in Poland to attend the training for the students in Jelenia Góra.

Sources: application to the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts for permission to go abroad, dated 11/01/1975, Archives of the Academy of Fine Arts; WK’s annals.

02-05/1976

He spent the spring term in the final year of studies in the house of Maria Jolanta Podkowińska in Gołków, near Góra Kalwaria, working on his diploma work. Maria Podkowińska was a student of the final year in the Department of Conservation of Works of Art in the Academy of Fine Arts. Besides Krzysztof Jung the household comprised also his friend and model Sławomir Gajuś, Krasimira Dimczewska and her friend Kristina, both working on their diploma works, and Anna Gancarczyk, a friend of Maria Podkowińska. They all formed a kind of ‘artistic commune’.

In Gołków he made some actions preliminary to the ‘performance of the plastic theatre’ with Sławomir Gajuś as a performer. These were the first documented performances in which the thread was used, later a characteristic material for his actions and environments.

9/06/1976

The defence of the diploma executed under Assistant Professor Henryk Wiśniewski in the Faculty of Exhibition Arrangement, the Department of Plastic Design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The diploma, received cum laude, consisted of:

2. Annex in painting, in two parts: „performance of the plastic theatre”, with Sławomir Gajuś as a performer, and an oil painting „Narcissus”. Bohdan T. Urbanowicz, the supervisor of the annex, was absent during the defence (Emil Cieślar took his place).

3. A thesis „Visual and Non-Visual Aspects of Space”, illustrated.

Krasimira Dimczewska also received a degree cum laude for her work „Educational Garden for Blind Children”, executed under the same supervisor.

He made his debut in Repassage Gallery in Warsaw where he showed „Visual and Non-Visual Aspects of Space”. He exhibited a documentation on slides made during the rehearsals for the diploma ‘performance of plastic theatre’.

15/06/1976-02[?]/1977

The second journey to Stockholm. He took up various jobs there, also worked as a waiter in a café. He met Anders Grandell who later on invited him to Stockholm a few times and revisited him in Poland (from 1978 with his friend, Kettil Skarsgard).

Winter-spring 1977

After his return from Sweden he lived in a bed-sitter in Bagno St, in Warsaw.

Through Teresa Kędzierska (his peer, a daughter of his parents’ close friends) he met Mary Olejniczak, a graduate of English Department. Teresa had the tickets for one of the first shows of Wajda’s "Man of Marble" [shown for the first time on 25/02/1977 - editor’s note], Mary Olejniczak recollects. In those times one did not waste such an opportunity - there was a rumour that the film would be banned soon. Teresa could not see the film for some reason, I went instead - and met Krzyś.

Sources: WK’s annals; reported by M. Olejniczak.

Mary Olejniczak introduced him to Dorota Krawczyk, a graduate of the German Department. They came to his flat in Bagno St. I vividly remember how impressed I was when I first saw him: he was frightfully thin, blue-yellow face, and this huge mane of hair... like a Tartar. In a lemon-yellow T-shirt with a Swedish slogan against alcohol consumption. He laughed very loud, spoke loud, walked back and forth. He made us some tea. He ate his meal straight from the frying pan put on a newspaper - he considered washing the dishes a waste of time. He had a mouse, named Agata, who looked like a tiny Dutch cow, black and white, with large pink ears. He let her run free among the cups on the table. So he treated us to tea, told us what he was doing, how he tried to get used to the life here after his return from Sweden. It was hard for him.

Source: reported by D. Krawczyk-Janisch.

He took up various odd jobs, also a cleaning job in Repassage Gallery.

Remember [he turns to Elżbieta Cieślar who ran the gallery until the end of 1977] how you suggested we collaborated and I said the I would be a char-lady.? And that is how we collaborated for a year. Grześ used to make fun of me all the time and said that I had a full-time cleaning job. That was true.

He took part - as one of the observers covered with a hood and a cloak - in Grzegorz Kowalski’s performance „Compilation. An Event Based on Rembrandt’s ‘Anatomy Lesson’ and Excerpts from Witold Gombrowicz’s ‘Diaries’”, Repassage Gallery.

1977

He took part in Wiktor Gutt’s action-questionnaire „I - Hitler”.

The turn of 1977 and 1978

He took part in Grzegorz Kowalski’s action-questionnaire „Could You and/or Would You Like to Turn into an Animal in Front of a Camera?”

See: 3-24/05/1978

13/02-21/03/1978

He took part in the collective action designed by Grzegorz Kowalski, entitled „Grass. An Event on the Occasion of the Holy Week”.

He moved into a flat of his own, functioning also as a studio, in Rozłogi St, on the outskirts of Wola district in Warsaw.

He suggested to Mary Olejniczak that they would live together and share the costs. She moved out in the autumn of 1978.

Sources: reported by M. Olejniczak, WK’s annals.

3-24/05/1978

He took part in the exhibition „People/Animals”, tableau, „Attributes and Remnants”, collection, which summed up Grzegorz Kowalski’s action „Could You and Would You Like to Turn into an Animal in Front of a Camera?”

Comp.: the turn of 1977 and 1978.

10/05-19/08/1978

A journey by car together with his parents and Anders Grandell to Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria. They travelled via Cracow (15-16/05), Budapest (16-18/05), Belgrade (18-20/05), Skopje (20-21/05).

From Greece they travelled to Istanbul (6-9/06) where Anders Grandell left on 8/06 and returned to Sweden. The day after they went to Bulgaria: Burgas - Sofia. His parents stayed (most probably) at the seaside; Krzysztof went to Sofia (9-19/06), presumably to see Krasimira Dimczewska. When his parents came to Sofia they stayed together there for a few days (17-19/06) and drove via Romania to Budapest (19-22/06).

From Budapest Krzysztof went alone (by train) to Austria and Germany He visited Vienna (22-30/06, he went to the opera on 26/06), Salzburg (30/06), Munich (30/06-3/07), Berlin (3-6/07).

From Berlin he went to Copenhagen. On the way back he travelled via Rostock to Sassnitz where he took a ferry to Trelleborg (he covered this distance by 7/07). From there he went to Stockholm (9/07) where he stayed as a guest to Anders Grandell (this was his third stay in Sweden).

Dorota Krawczyk introduced him to Ewa Stanek, a graduate of French and German Departments, also a translator from English.

Source: reported by E. Stanek.

The beginning of 09/1978

Dorota Krawczyk moved into the flat in Rozłogi St.

Sources: reported by D. Krawczyk-Janisch, M. Olejniczak; WK’s annals.

1-20/09/1978

He participated in the 6th Festival of Fine Arts, Warsaw 1978, sheet 6 [cat., no list of works]. In the House of the Artists he showed a performance in which he tangled the space with threads. He was not pleased with his work nor with the climate of a big collective exhibition (reported by D. Krawczyk-Janisch).

10/1978-12/1979

He started to run Repassage Gallery, renamed Repassage 2 while he was in charge. Administrative duties were performed by Grażyna Schmidt (on Elżbieta Cieślar’s recommendation).

Repassage Gallery took part in the exhibition presenting the activities of Polish non-commercial galleries, entitled „Profiles of Art”, held in Maxima Art Gallery, in Poznań.

The Gallery was represented by Krzysztof Jung, Grażyna Schmidt, and Czesław Furmankiewicz.

Source: slides in the PDDiU Archives [Repassage exhibition].

11/12/1978-3/01/1979

Environment „Two Hues of Red, or a Spatial Poem About the System”, Repassage Gallery 2.

31/12/1978

He was visited by Anders Grandell from Sweden (who stayed from 29/12 to 10/01) and Krasimira Dimczewska from Bulgaria (she left on 19/01). Both came to Poland to celebrate the New Year ( it was the time of the memorable ‘winter of the century’).

He was a co-author (together with Grzegorz Kowalski) of the collective exhibition entitled „Documentation of Some of the Actions from 1977-1979”, Repassage Gallery 2. Among the works exhibited there were: „Chair”, „Metamorphosis”, „Love”.

He contributed to Daniel Wnuk’s work entitled „The Wall of Concentration” and took part in the exhibition of the documentation of the actions designed by the invited contributors. Repassage Gallery 2, 22/09-11/10/1979.

8/06/1979

He was accepted as a member in the Union of Polish Artists, section of painters.

Sources: the letter from the Main Board of the Union of Polish Artists, dated 27/06/1979; KJ’s archives.

1-17/10/1979

He took part in the collective exhibition „Eroticism”, The House of the Artists, Warsaw Oct. 1979 (cat.).

He participated (together with Wojciech Piotrowski) in the second part of Grzegorz Kowalski’s three-part show entitled „Three Threads of Life, Each with an Axis of Symmetry” presented at the 1st Biennial of Art, Office for Art Exhibitions, Poznań.

A journey to Sweden (the fifth one), Denmark and Germany. He left Poland with Wojciech Piotrowski. They stayed in Stockholm until 11/07. On the way back they met Dorota and Volker Janisch in Malmö (12-13/07). They travelled by car through Scania to Denmark where they visited Helsingor and Copenhagen (16-17/07), and via Lübeck they came to Berlin (18/07).

Krzyś carried with him many books from Norbert Żaba’s library where Polish emigrant literature was kept. Wojtek returned earlier; Krzyś and Dorota came back at the end of August, with the books and the snakes. He wrote to me in a letter: 'I am buying three snakes! Andrzej [Ferber, a musician, a friend from Warsaw, resident in Sweden] put some of my works in a gallery in Malmö and I am supposed to get 1200 crowns. It is not to spite you, but simply because of my admiration for snakes, and also for you, but this is another story!'

WK’s annals

4/09/1981

Wojciech Karpiński received a scholarship and went to the USA; Martial Law introduced in Poland found him there. He settled abroad for good (from 1982 in Paris).

Comp.: 3-26/10/1989.

26/10/1981

Action „Still Life (to Tadeusz Tchórzewski)”, Re’Repassage Gallery.

6/12/1981

The performance „Metamorphosis” was repeated as an event in the cycle „A Living Catalogue of the Gallery” for the participants in the student strikes at Warsaw University, Re’Repassage Gallery.

When Martial Law was introduced, my reaction as that of an artist was to present an action, one of the first held outside official galleries. In February 1982, in Basia and Wiktor Gutt’s private studio, I tried to reproduce Goya’s print "When the reason sleeps, the beasts wake up" entitled "Caprichos XIII" - I was using a pencil and making the drawing blindfold. This was my first show outside Repassage Gallery - I had no choice but to hold it in a private place since Repassage Gallery had been closed by the authorities which introduced Martial Law.

Performance „Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred (Job, 6:24),” Barbara and Wiktor Gutt’s studio, Warsaw.

12/1982

He invited his friends, mainly Repassage people, to the first ‘Christmas Eve with friends’ in his flat in Rozłogi St. It became an annual tradition to take part in his ‘Christmas Eve’.

Source: M. Pałyska’s visiting card with a date.

06/1983

Returning home from a mass celebrated by John Paul II in the Tenth Anniversary Sport Stadium, he was arrested by the militia in Powiśle district in Warsaw. He was released after Mary Olejniczak’s aunt paid the fine ruled by court (later repaid by his father).

Sources: reported by G. Kowalski, M. Olejniczak.

11/09-16/11/1983

He visited Wojciech Karpiński in Paris. This was the first of many stays in this city. He met Konstanty Jeleński and Józef Czapski, as well as other people from the circle of „Zeszyty Literackie” and „Kultura”, Polish periodicals published in Paris. Influenced by Wojciech Karpiński he focused on drawing and, after his return to Poland, on painting.

Together with Wojciech Piotrowski he sat for the first version of Barbara Falender’s sculpture „Ganymede”.

Source: KJ’s almanac for 1984.

Bibliography: Barbara Falender... 1997, p. 42.

14/12/1984-25/04/1985

He left for West Berlin (on 14/12), then went to Paris (on 18/12). Together with Wojciech Karpiński he went to Italy (on 29/12). In Paris he used to meet Konstanty Jeleński, Józef Czapski, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński.

18.12.84 Krzyś arrives. 29/12/84 we leave for Rome. The New Year’s Eve party at Miriam’s with Ron, Paolo Milano, Darina Silone etc. 6.1.85 Rome covered with snow. 11.1.85 we leave for Florence, stay for the night near the synagogue, cold (-23oC).14.1 to Venice. 16.1 we leave by train for Paris. 23.1 Kot comes to dinner at our place, then conversation with Krzyś...[...] 6.3 Kot and Gustaw come to dinner at our place [...] 18.3 Czapski’s jubilee evening at Pallotini Fathers’ (I went with Krzyś). 21.3 the opening of Nouvelle Biennale de Paris where there was a room with Czapski’s works (I went with Krzyś; he took pictures) {...] 25.4 Krzyś leaves Paris [...]

WK’s annals

He was commissioned a series of self-portraits to be sold at an auction to support Konstanty Jeleński Foundation for Mutual Intellectual Help. By the end of the year he made 8 self-portraits painted with pink water colour on cardboard. Four of these, sent to Paris on 9/01/1986, were meant for the auction (which did not take place) and became the property of Wojciech Karpiński. The other four remained in the artist’s collection in Warsaw.

Comp.: W. Karpiński’s introduction in this book.

5/04-5/05/1986

He stayed with Dorota and Volker Janisch in Berlin.

Source: KJ’s almanac for 1986.

3/10-15/11/1986

The third stay in Paris.

Source: WK’s annals.

15/11/1986

During the customs control at Warsaw airport the customs officers requisitioned journals, banned in Poland, which he brought from Paris: „Puls” 1986, No 28, „Aneks” 1986, Nos 41-42, „Zeszyty Literackie”, Nos 6, 8,15,16. But he was let pass with 3 copies of Adam Zagajewski’s collection of poems „To go to Lvov”, published by Aneks, London 1985.

He went to West Berlin, together with Grzegorz Kowalski (who left the city on 27/02).

On 26/02 Wojciech Karpiński flew from Paris to Berlin (he stayed until 6/03).

Sources: KJ’s almanac for 1987; WK’s annals.

15-30/06/1987

A journey by ferry from Gdańsk to Stockholm. He stayed, as usual, at Anders Grandell’s (for the sixth time).

Source: KJ’s almanac for 1987.

1/12/1987

The performance „Metamorphosis” was repeated twice for the studies in the studio under Grzegorz Kowalski and the invited guests, Dziekanka Gallery, Warsaw.

Bibliography: Kowalski 1997, p. 68.

Comp.: 2-12/03/1978, 6/12/1981.

21/04-3/07/1988

The fourth stay in Paris.

21.4-3.7.88, by plane, 10.5-21.5 Darek [Chudzik] is in Paris. 30.4 the Paczowskis were at our place. 14.5 the burglars stole Krzyś’s passport and his camera. 4.6 Miłosz with Carol and the Zagajewskis came to our place; the same day Michał Kopecki came and stayed overnight. 5.6 the Wajdas were here. 21.6 I went with Krzyś to les Amis de Kultura party at the Veterans’. 2.7 the Herberts were at our place.

WK’s annals

In order to be able to return to Poland he was given a consular passport.

Source: the documents concerning the theft of the passport and the plane ticket, consular passport issued on 1/06/1986, KJ’s archives.

He started to make the portraits of writers and designed the covers for the quarterly „Zeszyty Literackie” and its publications. This co-operation lasted until the artist’s death. See General Bibliography.

Thanks to the persistence of Andrzej Rosołek in charge of Dziekanka Gallery, who saw that the action to the memory of Kot took place exactly on the anniversary of his departure, I was able to show all the aspects of my work at one go. [He meant that the presentation of his performance in Warsaw coincided with the exhibition of drawings (Pokaz Gallery, 10-19/05) and paintings (Dziekanka Gallery, 17-22/05)].

From a letter to W. Karpiński, 30/05-2/06/1989, hand-written

10-19/05/1989

Exhibition of drawings: Krzysztof Jung. „Trees in the Centre of the World”, Pokaz Gallery, Warsaw, May 1989 (cat.).

In the catalogue there is an interview with the artist made by Wiesława Wierzchowska, translated into English by Ewa Stanek, 7 drawings reproduced.

A very successful opening in a small gallery. The drawings were put between sheets of glass and hung partly in space. The walls of the gallery were covered with black cloth. Good proportions of the interior. So the drawings, carefully chosen (thanks to Grześ), looked very well. Over 50 persons came to the opening - flowers abounding, being cheap at the moment. Now and then the room was very crowded. [...] This exhibition, though it looked showy, appealed to me least of all; it convinced me that the time had come to change the view of the world seen with a pencil for a deeper one. The drawings were too academic - studies from nature showed a reservation towards emotions which I wanted to grasp. Anyway, exhibitions are also for artists - they provide an opportunity for a critical view of one’s works. It was a good lesson and I am glad that I have closed a chapter yet again. For the better or for the worse I shall not be an artist who has a style - I am just trying to be honest - without honesty art is practically impossible.

Now the paintings. Putting them up was troublesome - Dziekanka Gallery is not suitable for showing paintings. Many windows, three rooms, doors, pillars, the fireplace. Grześ was of great help yet again; what I learnt about exhibition arrangement also came in useful.

There were six big canvas on show, 130 cm. by 100 cm., and six smaller ones, 65 cm. by 81 cm. Also gouaches and pastels in another room, eight works in all. The so-called gouaches were the best.

There were about 70 people present at the opening, but no crowds since Dziekanka is large. After the opening we had a more private meeting in Wojtek’s bed-sitter in the centre of town - there were about 30 persons.

Everything considered, the paintings looked better than the drawings. Although I have a headache now and I cough, and so I do not experience any happiness, nevertheless I am happy. I saw a great deal and I learnt a great deal about myself - it is really hard to see and evaluate one’s work outside a large and spacious exhibition room. Some paintings, which I had not appreciated, met with my approval; others, which I had admired, dwindled somewhat in my opinion. These exhibitions taught me a lot and gave me an incentive for further work. And I rather liked them. Anda Rottenberg, when asked by Grześ what she thought about my paintings, replied, ‘Czapski would be pleased.’ I don’t think so! At least when considering the effect he struggled to achieve - in the manner of Bonnard.

From a letter to W. Karpiński, 30/05-2/06/1989, hand-written

23/08-8/09/1989

He took part in the collective exhibition "A Pole, a German, a Russian", former Norblin Factory - a Section of the Museum of Technology, Warsaw (cat.).

The sixth journey (by plane) to Paris. On 18/11, at Wojciech Karpiński’s, he met Stefan Kisielewski.

On the way back he stopped at the Janisches’ in Berlin (Grzegorz Kowalski was their guest at that time and soon left Berlin). He witnessed the fall of Berlin Wall and the euphoric atmosphere in the first days after Germany became united. On 29/12 he left by train for Warsaw.

Sources: WK’s annals, KJ’s passport; reported by G. Kowalski.

1989

He sat for Barbara Falender’s sculptures in the cycle „Zones”. Apart from him also Dariusz Chudzik, Michał Kopecki, Dorota Krawczyk-Janisch, and Hanna Słomkowska sat for the sculptures.

Bibliography: Barbara Falender...1997, p. 47, ill.

From 1/01/1991

He worked part-time as a teacher in a Private Secondary School No 14 (now 11 Astronautów St) in Warsaw.

He began as a drawing master and soon his duties increased: he was in turn a form-master, co-ordinator of the block of classes on aesthetic education (school-year 1991/92), teacher of history of art, drawing, and music (from school-year 1992/93).

From 1992 he was a member in the Public Educational Society, Section No 77 at the Private Secondary School No 14.

In the periods 1/10-23/12/1991 and 6-24/01/1992 he also worked as an art teacher in Private Secondary School No 7 in 1 Ludwiki St.

Sources: contracts for work and labour, KJ’s archives.

He devoted himself to teaching with passion and involvement beyond the prescribed duties. He invited his pupils home and to Jungówka, organised excursions and sightseeing trips, he took his pupils to art exhibitions and during his lessons encouraged them to design artistic actions. Unconventional teaching methods and his enthusiasm in presenting the problems of old and modern art made him well-remembered.

1-8/07/1991

A journey to Berlin.

Source: KJ’s almanac for 1991.

28/07-22/08/1991

Wojciech Karpiński’s second visit to Poland. He travelled via Berlin where Volker Janisch joined him.

3.8 a trip with Darek and Krzyś, and also Dorota and Volker - Czerwińsk, Płock (the Museum of Art Nouveau), Włocławek, Toruń, on the way back a sunset over the lake, painted by Krzyś later, when he stayed with me in Paris. 9.8 we leave at 8 am for Kazimierz, Sandomierz, Opatów, Radom. !0.8 on the beach on the Vistula, a tour of Warsaw. 16.8 at 8 am we leave for Rybienko, Popowo, Treblinka [...]

WK’s annals

The trip to Rybienko, where Konstanty Jeleński had spent summer holidays in his childhood, inspired the artist to make a series of paintings and drawings showing the Bug River near Rybienko.

See also: 26/06-10/07/1992.

22-28/08/1991

He stayed in Berlin with Wojciech Karpiński (on his way back to Paris - see above).

Source: WK’s annals.

30/08-23/09/1991

He went via Amsterdam (30-31/08) to Paris where his stayed for the seventh (and the last) time at Wojciech Karpiński’s place (1-22/09). He returned to Poland via Berlin.

Sources: KJ’s almanac for 1991; WK’s annals.

2-6/10/1991

He went with Wojciech Karpiński (during his third stay in Poland) and Barbara Toruńczyk to Berlin to see the exhibition of works by Rembrandt and Fetting.

Source: WK’s annals.

2/06/1992

During Wojciech Karpiński’s fourth stay in Poland they went to see the exhibition of Józef Czapski’s works in the National Museum in Poznań.

8.9.92 Krzyś and Darek met me at the new airport. 11.9 with Krzyś to Czapski’s exhibition in the National Museum in Warsaw. 12.9 a trip with Krzyś and Darek - Łowicz, Nieborów, Arkadia, Łódź, Tum near Łęczyca [...]

WK’s annals

6-25/05/1993

Wojciech Karpiński came to Poland.

6.5.93 Krzyś at the airport. 8.5 Mother’s name day, conversation, also his conversation with Lutosławski [...] 23.5 Lutosławski’s concert, 4th Symphony, with Krzyś and Basia [Toruńczyk]. 25.5 a visit to Wojtek Piotrowski in Belsk [...]

He made an installation using the photographic documentation of his own works and presented an action shown during the exhibition (he tangled the space with threads). Chosen objects and documentation were arranged outside the installation.

The Annex entitled „Wardrobes, Drawers, Coffin”, designed by Grzegorz Kowalski, included a photographic documentation of the action „Burnt-Offering... Street Epitaph to Jan Palach” - comp. 5/05/1979.

Bibliography: Repassage 1993.

28/07-20/08/1995

Wojciech Karpiński came to Warsaw. Later they met again in Berlin and together with the Janisches made a trip to Saxony.

Arrival on 28.7.95. Krzyś at the airport. Together with Krzyś to Krystyna Zachwatowicz to discuss Czapski’s exhibition [...] 4.8. To Berlin. Justyna Kulesza, Krzyś’s pupil, was there and Volker. Dorota with the children in Poland. She came with Krzyś and the children on 12.8 [...] 19-20.8 an expedition with Krzyś, Dorota and Volker - Dresden, Weimar, Erfurt, Naumburg.

Source: video tape with the recording of the opening, property of the school.

06/1997-06/1998

He took part in the international travelling exhibition „Cartographers. Geo-Gnostic Projection for the 21st Century” organised by the Croatian Section of AICA, head of the exhibition Želimir Košcević (cat.). The exhibition was held in Zagreb (8/06-27/07/1997), in the Center of Contemporary Art in Warsaw (16/01-22/02/1998), Budapest (04-05/1998), Maribor (12/05-20/06/1998).

He went to Berlin where he met Wojciech Karpiński and together with him continued his journey.

7.8.97 a flight from Paris to Berlin, leaving Berlin with Krzyś and Paweł to travel through „Middle Europe”, at 16:00 we were in Dresden Gallery. We stayed overnight near Prague. 8.8 Prague, the Thuns Palace, Hradcany, we spent the night in Vienna.9.8 I spent the whole day in Kunsthistorisches, dinner near Graben. 10.8 I was in Kunsthistorisches until 13:00, we travelled further in the direction of Salzburg and Traunsee, lunch in a Yacht-Club there, to Altaussee for the night: I stayed in a hotel, they at the camping site. 11.8 to Grundlsee, St. Wolfgang to Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, Bad Wiessee where we stayed overnight. 12.8 to Munich, Haus der Kunst, Neue Pinakothek (Alte inside), Glyptothek, Lenbach Haus, back to Bad Wiessee. 13.8 a journey to Berlin, visiting Bayreuth on the way. 17.8 with Krzyś to Charlottenburg, we saw Nefertiti and the ground floor of the palace, he was unable to climb the stair to see Watteau because of the difficulty in breathing. 21.8 a journey to Warsaw by car, with Krzyś [...]

WK’s annals

Source: KJ’s passport.

19/06/1998

The celebration in the Private Secondary School No 14 on the occasion of its becoming Józef Czapski memorial school. Krzysztof Jung, who largely contributed to the success of this project, made a speech about Czapski. He also organised a small exhibition to Czapski, showing two of his portraits of the artist (drawings).

Source: video tape, the property of the school.

From 12/07/1998

A journey by car to Berlin in the company of Grzegorz Kowalski. They returned to Poland with Dorota Krawczyk-Janisch.

Source: KJ’s passport, KJ’s archives.

8-22/09/1998

He met Wojciech Karpiński in Berlin. They went to Dresden together and returned to Poland.

8.9.98 a flight to Berlin. That day Krzyś came by car (!) from Warsaw. 9.9 for the first time in the new gallery. 11.9 in the gallery together with Baśka Janisch and Krzyś. 12.9 to Dresden with Krzyś, who drove the car, Dorota and Baśka. 13.9 in the gallery with Krzyś and Baśka. 14.9 a journey by car to Warsaw with Krzyś. 19.9 Krzyś drove me round Warsaw [...]

WK’s annals

Source: KJ’s passport.

29/09/1998

Zygmunt Jung was taken ill (died on 14/10/1998). The stress caused by his father’s illness was probably the reason for the fatal deterioration of Krzysztof’s health.

Source: WK’s annals.

5/10/1998

He died in Warsaw, as a result of asthma paroxysm.

On 15.10 the funeral service took place in the Church of the Visitants followed by the burial in Powązkowski Cemetery (former Military Cemetery). Grave K/1/35

A few dozen of obituaries were published in the newspapers, from the family, friends, as well as teachers, graduates and pupils of Józef Czapski Private Secondary School No 14.

Biographical data come from the following sources: Krzysztof Jung’s private archives, his file in the student records in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Repassage Gallery Archives (kept in the museum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), the collection of the Department for the Documentation of Contemporary Art at the Institute of Art in the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, and other archives.